Life Strains and Depressive Affect among Women: Moderating Effects of Social Support.

Ladewig, Becky Heath; And Others

Journal of Family Issues, v11 n1 p36-47 Mar 1990

Examined role of social support provided by spouse, friends, and relatives on relationships between financial, marital, and parental strain and depressive affect among women. Results indicated that social support operated differently depending on source of support and type of strain. Only support provided by relatives played significantly moderating role in strain-outcome relationship. (Author/NB)